Publisher's Synopsis
This isn't one of your average estate planning books nor is it about wills and trusts for dummies or financial planners. It isn't about death, dying and bereavement. This is a personal journal to help guide you and your father through some of the end-of-life planning together so that he will have the peace of mind knowing after his passing his family will not have to struggle through the challenges of lawyers and accountants and wills and courts and fighting over estates and...and...and... It's also about making the most of your remaining time together. Life happens. Some things you can't do much about. Others, you can. You are watching your father die from a terminal illness, and you want the rest of your time together to count but you feel a bit helpless, and maybe not exactly sure what to do. Here's a smart idea. Seize the opportunity to be his Strong Advocate. Dad needs you to ensure that his final days are as calm, comfortable and pain free as possible. Someone to hold doctors accountable to the best treatment available. Someone to make sure that his personal affairs are in order and his family is looked after. He needs and trusts you to be his strong advocate, and to do it right. Think of this as your own personal journal for end-of-life planning for dad, and not some cold off-the-shelf estate planning book about wills and trusts. Be confident that this journal will help guide you through some of the complexities of end-of-life planning as it prompts you to consider things like medical, financial, legal, spiritual, and estate organization. The back section of your journal also has extra pages to collect your thoughts and document important events. Having an advocate for health care these days is a very good thing, but a big part of the transition through end-of-life that will help comfort your dad in his last days will be knowing that everything has been taken care of and that your family won't be burdened by all the matters of estate after passing. But here's a hard reality of being the strong advocate for your father. If you haven't got what it takes to be that advocate, or maybe you're going to be that emotionally charged son or daughter that is out to crusade for your dad's health and focus on nothing else, then maybe you want to rethink your role a bit. He doesn't need you to be on an emotional campaign. He needs you to be there for him. So if that's not you, then find the right person and give them a copy of this journal and consider other ways that you can help. Your father is trusting you to give peace of mind to everyone so do it. Get organized with this end-of-life planning journal and make things easier for you and those around you.
